Ga. Gov. calls for flags to be lowered to half staff for 11 killed at Pittsburgh synagogue

Ga. Gov. calls for flags to be lowered to half staff for 11 killed at Pittsburgh synagogue

Flags will remain at half-staff through Oct. 31.

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Updated: 11:24 AM EDT Oct 29, 2018

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WEBVTT SAID AT THIS MOMEN >> THISSESSTHIS IS SQUIRREL HILL I DIDN'T REALLY THINK OF IT AS SOMETHING THAT WAS AFFECTING ME. TODAY I AM A DIFFERE JEW, ANTISEMITISM DIRECTLY AFFECTS US. [INAUDIBLE] THAT MY MOM GREW UP AT. A PLACE I GO THROUGH ON HOLIDAYS, WHICH IS SO MUCH FUN. AND TODAY IT'S SOMEHOW DIFFERENT AND IT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. HOPE THAT WE'LL BE STRONGER AND UNDER MORE OF HOW THE WORLD AROUND US AFFECTS WHAT WE D. >> THIS IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN JUST FORGET. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LEFT BEHIND. THERE ARE STATISTICS AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE SAYING AND I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS TRUE THAT THIS IS THE WORST ACT OF ANTISEMITISM FOR THE JEWS IN THE U.S. EVER. SO THIS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE. THIS CAN'T BE TALKED ABOUT FOR A WEEK, TWO WEEKS OR THREE WEEKS AND WILL BE FORGOTTEN. I KNOW SQUIRREL HILL WON'T FORGET THIS. WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE AND IT HAS TO HAPPE N. >> AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE WHILE W REMEMBER THE LOS - [MOMENT O SILENC >> LOOKING FOR SOME OF THE LEADERS AS WELL A WENDY. I WANT TO SAY ONE QUICK WORD ABOUT THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE STANDING HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY. LOOK AROUND YOU AT OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE ALL HERE TO SHOW UP. WE ARE HERE FOR THEM. THIS WAS COMPLETELY GRASSROOTS LED BY THESE YOUNG PEOPLE RIGHT HERE. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGE -- [APPLAUS >> [OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T PASS EVERYTHING AROUND. I WANT TOO ASK IF WE CAN GET THE TEAM LEADERS. PLEASE DON'T FEEL YOU HAVE TO APPLAUD. CAN WE TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS NEXT GENERATION IS WORTH LEADING US, LIKE THE STUDENTS IN KIRKLAND, FLORIDA, LED TO THE STREETS AND TALKED ABOUT THE TRAUMA THAT THEY EXPERIENCED. THESE ARE OUR KIDS. AND THIS IS WHERE WE ARE ALL HERE TONIGHT, TO BE WITH THEM, TO HOLD THEM IN LOVE AND TO SUPPORT THEM AND ONE ANOTHER. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE CONGREGATIONS AND THESE KIDS SAID, WE HAVE T ACT NOW, BECAUSE WE NEED A PLACE TO GO, AND YOU NEED A PLACE TO GO. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND AT EVERYONE HERE REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT US ALL TOGETHER, AND THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO LEAD THE WAY FOR ALL OF US. WHY DON'T YOU ALL COME FORWARD PLEASE. >> WE ARE GOING TO BE DONE SEPARATION. IT IS A SHORT RITUAL THAT DEMARKS THE END OF CHABAD, OUR MOVEMENT FRO CHABAD INTO REGULAR TIME. THIS CHABAD IS DIFFERENT. EVEN THOUGH WE MOVE TECHNICALLY INTO REGULAR TIME THERE IS GOING TO BE NOTHING REGULAR ABOUT IT. ♪ [SINGING] ♪ [SINGING ♪ [SINGING] ♪ [SINGING]

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has issued flags to be lowered to half-staff through sundown Oct. 31 in memory of those killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has issued flags to be lowered to half-staff through sundown Oct. 31 in memory of those killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa.

In memory of the lives lost and in honor of those affected by the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, flags statewide will fly at half-staff until sunset on Oct. 31. @GAFirstLady and I are praying for the victims, their loved ones and the Pittsburgh community. pic.twitter.com/P4OthEqdiM